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Russia's newest nuclear missile will be deployed by end of 2022
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Moscow, June 21 (TIWN) Russias newest Sarmat nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) will be deployed by the end of 2022, President Vladimir Putin has said.
"We have successfully tested the Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile. According to the plan, the first such system will enter combat duty at the end of the year," Putin said in an address to graduating cadets on Tuesday, RT reported. The Sarmat was test-fired in April. The missile will replace the older Voyevoda systems, also known by the NATO reporting name, SS-18 Satan.
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